Scrumptious Mocha Banana Bread
Wonderfully indulgent and sweet without white sugar, enjoy this moist Scrumptious Mocha Banana Bread for breakfast or dessert!
Ok, guys, I’m just going to come out and say it: This one is not about health. Despite dates in the recipe, there’s no real nutritional benefit for your body. But soul benefits? Oh yeah. This one’s got it in spades.
Do you love coffee? Do you love chocolate? Then, my friend, you will love this Scrumptious Mocha Banana Bread.
Richly decadent and moist, this bread is sure to become a new favorite indulgence.
Side bonus, it’s easy and pretty difficult to mess up, making it the perfect dessert to bring to a bake sale or dinner. Let’s be honest: when you bring a dessert to a function, it’s a competition. Well, let me assure you, this bread will crown you the baking queen.
Wave to your subjects, master of baking!
Not to be confined to desserts, however, enjoy your Mocha Banana Bread in the morning with a cup of coffee. After all, you deserve a break. A chocolatey, coffee(y) break.
But of course, this bread also has a better-for-you twist, even if it’s not totally healthy.
By now, you probably know me and my dislike of white sugar. (If you don’t yet, hey)! I always take white sugar in recipes as a personal challenge to find a replacement. Remember my use of dates in my Superfood Turmeric Hot Chocolate? (Psst, if not, check it out! Deliciousness follows the link). Well, I was so happy with the results, I decided to use dates again in my Scrumptious Mocha Banana Bread.
If you are wondering how it went, I will tell you my happy dance after tasting was SLIGHTLY embarrassing.
So, yeah, it’s good. Super good. Embarrassing happy dance good.
If you want to happy dance in a way that causes your children (or husband!) to roll their eyes, bake this bread!
Scrumptious Mocha Banana Bread
Equipment
- Mixer
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup milk
- ½ cup instant coffee I used decaf
- 8 dates pitted
- ⅔ cup sugar
- ⅔ cup butter softened
- 2 cups flour
- ¾ tsp salt
- ⅔ tsp baking soda
- 2 eggs
- 1 ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 2 ½ cups mashed ripe bananas about 8 medium bananas
- 2 cups mini semi-sweet chocolate chips one 12 oz. bag
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°. Butter three 8" x 4" loaf pans.
- Combine the milk, instant coffee, and dates in the blender. Blend on high until smooth, about 2-3 minutes.
- Cream the butter with the milk, coffee, and dates mixture in a stand mixer with the paddle attachment on medium speed until soft and fluffy, about 1-2 minutes.
- Whisk together the flour, salt, and baking soda in a separate bowl.
- Add the eggs one at a time to the creamed butter mixture with the mixer on low. Add the vanilla and bananas, continuing to mix until well-blended.
- Add the flour into the wet mixture and mix until just combined. Fold in the chocolate chips. Divide the mixture between the two buttered loaf pans and bake for 55-60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the loaf comes out clean.
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